Transport strikes drive millions of London commuters to distraction
London — Millions of Londoners struggled to work on Monday with a week of travel chaos expected because of railways strikes. Commuters used cars, boats, bicycles and heaving buses to cope with a 24-hour walkout by underground station staff that left most Tube stops in central London closed and no services at mainline stations such as Victoria, Kings Cross and Waterloo. Huge queues built up at stations and many major roads were gridlocked. "I’m giving up on even trying," said software developer Rajiv Perseedoss, 30, trying to get to work in central London from Canary Wharf in the east of the city. "I’m not a Tube worker. I don’t know about their conditions, but whatever it is, they can’t take it out on everybody." Monday’s walkout on the Tube, which carries up to 4.8-million passengers a day, kicked off a week of strikes that will hit rail and air passengers. There were warnings that the problems could spread across the country. Train drivers on Southern Rail will strike on Tuesday, ...
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